East Cork Early Music Festival

Fundraising Gala

Mary Hegarty’s Big Band Christmas

Aperitivo Italiano

Part of the Crawford Gallery May Series, Aperitivo Italiano is a lunchtime delight with pianist Ciara Moroney featuring songs by the great Italian Opera composers – Donizetti, Bellini, Verdi, Rossini and Puccini

Music of the Art Nouveau

I’m just loving preparing this lieder recital with my colleague at CSM, Gabriela Mayer. We are indulging in a programme that includes some ravishing songs by Puccini, Debussy, Lily Boulanger, Vaughan-Williams, and finishes with a dozen beautiful lieder by Ricard Strauss.

Handel’s Messiah in Gurranebraher

Lovely to be back singing Messiah again, it’s a firm favourite of mine. The East Cork Choral Society, conductor Colin Nicholls – and indeed myself – are all improving with age. Vintage performance guaranteed!

LORD MAYOR’S CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2018

What a fantastic night with Majella, Cara, Ryan, Conor Palliser and the Cork Concert Orchestra!

GUINNESS CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL

Cork’s favourite international diva pays homage to the great jazz divas – Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Diana Krall et al. In a programme of best-loved standards, Mary is joined by her stellar jazz quintet: Cormac McCarthy – piano, Johnny Scott – guitar, David Ryan – drums, David Whitla – bass, and John O’Connor – saxophones. In the hi-fidelity all-seated comfort of the CSM Curtis Auditorium, tickets are online at the Jazz Festival box office at the everyman palace

FROME FESTIVAL & BUXTON FESTIVAL

Making my debut at the UK Frome Festival in a devised work by Linda Kitchen ‘Pants!’ – a celebration of the popular operatic ‘pants’ roles for female singers. Some gorgeous music in this. We’re also taking it to the Spiegeltent at the Buxton Festival.

Gala Concert at Cork Opera House

To celebrate 75yrs of Our Lady of Lourdes national school, and my alma mater – the Knockrea Singers, Cara O’Sullivan, Majella Cullagh, and myself will take part in this joyous event affirming one of Cork’s most musical schools. Ensembles from the school and parents Lorraine Comiskey and Siobhan Coakley will also perform. Thursday 10 May at 8 pm

Berlioz Les nuits d’été

Lovely concert of Berlioz with the CSM Senior Orchestra and conductor Tom Doyle at the Curtis Auditorium on Tue 8 May at 7 pm

Finding a Voice Festival Clonmel 8 March

I’ll be featured soloist with Cappella Lyrica in a performance of Emily Hall’s ‘Out Into’ at the ‘Finding a Voice’ Festival in Clonmel in a few weeks. I’ll also perform three solo works with Deirdre Long, piano, two songs by Nadia Boulanger and one by Bernadette Marmion. An interesting evening of music by female composers!

Christmas with the Cork Youth Orchestra

Christmas seems quite distant as the spring evenings lengthen, but the echoes of this fantastic concert remain. Brilliant orchestra and my favourite venue and leading man! Super evening at midnight mass on Christmas Eve in the North Cathedral as well.

CSM Masters Series

Great lunchtime concert with young pianist Denise Crowley, of German Lieder – Schumann and Strauss – at the end of November. Hope to hear much more from her!

St Fin Barre’s Cathedral

I had the honour of performing at the ISA Conference Service in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral last October with the Cathedral Choir and their director Peter Stobart. Cork’s Lord Mayor Tony Fitzgerald is seen here lighting specially commissioned candles for the participants.